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wikipedia when to cite wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 when a source is needed 2 when a source or citation may not be needed 3 citations in leads 4 text source relationship 5 challenging another user s edits 6 see also toggle the table of contents wikipedia when to cite 10 languages العربية suomi galego magyar bahasa indonesia سنڌي සිංහල simple english српски srpski tiếng việt edit links project page talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia wp when redirects here for the manual of style on chronological items see wikipedia manual of style dates and numbers chronological items this is an explanatory essay about the wikipedia verifiability page this page provides additional information about concepts in the page s it supplements this page is not one of wikipedia s policies or guidelines as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community shortcuts wp wtc wp wtc wp when wp when explanatory essay about the wikipedia verifiability page the list of featured article criteria calls for inline citations where appropriate the english wikipedia s verifiability policy requires inline citations for quotations whether using direct or indirect speech and for material that is challenged or likely to be challenged editors are also advised to add in text attribution whenever a source s words are copied or closely paraphrased you can make clear which sources support your article using incite cite your sources in the form of an inline citation after the phrase sentence or paragraph in question intext add in text attribution whenever you copy or closely paraphrase a source s words integrity maintain text source integrity by placing inline citations in a way that makes clear which source supports which part of the text when a source is needed edit see also wikipedia you do need to cite that the sky is blue material that is actually challenged by another editor requires a source or it may be removed and anything likely to incur a reasonable challenge should be sourced to avoid disputes and to aid readers see wp burden in practice this means that most material is backed by an inline citation in case of multiple possible references for a statement the best reliable sources should be used quotations add an inline citation when quoting published material whether within quotation marks or not whether 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covered by mainstream sources reports of a statement by someone that seems out of character embarrassing controversial or against an interest they had previously defended claims that are contradicted by the prevailing view within the relevant community or which would significantly alter mainstream assumptions especially in science medicine history politics and biographies of living persons and especially when proponents consider that there is a conspiracy to silence them other opinions data and statistics and statements based on someone s scientific work should be cited and attributed to their authors in the text when a source or citation may not be needed edit shortcut wp notcite wp notcite see also wikipedia you don t need to cite that the sky is blue wikipedia likely to be challenged and wikipedia the pope is catholic general common knowledge statements that the average adult recognizes as true examples the capital of france is paris or humans normally have two arms and two legs 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permissible to cite such content including with ref sublead generalization supported by all the citations in this section ref but not mandatory citations in leads edit main page wikipedia manual of style lead section because the lead will usually repeat information also in the body editors should balance the desire to avoid redundant citations in the lead with the desire to aid readers in locating sources leads are usually written at a greater level of generality than the body and information in the lead section of non controversial subjects is less likely to be challenged and less likely to require a source there is not however an exception to citation requirements specific to leads complex current or controversial subjects may require many citations others few or none contentious material about living persons must always be cited regardless of the level of generality text source relationship edit main page wikipedia citing sources text source integrity the distance between material 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